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Photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia music in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and the United States.(Image credit: Karla Gachet)

Uno de los géneros más escuchados en las Américas, los fotógrafos Karla Gachet e Iván Kashinsky documentan la cumbia en Colombia, México, Ecuador, Perú, Argentina y Estados Unidos.(Image credit: Karla Gachet)

Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of a larger trend of aggression among federal immigration officers.(Image credit: Armando L. Sanchez)

Dark Force Fest, an annual gathering of industrial, gothic, darkwave, EBM, and electronic music acts, has unveiled its 2026 lineup, led by Front Line Assembly, London After Midnight, and Combichrist. The three-day event is set to take place May 1st-3rd at the Sheraton in Parsippany, New Jersey. Among the other…Please click the link below to read the full article.

With start of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and release of hostages and prisoners, here are some key figures related to the Gaza war and the Hamas-led attack on Israel that sparked it.(Image credit: AFP)

Among the 2,000 Palestinians freed in the Gaza ceasefire deal were 250 serving life terms for attacks on Israelis dating back decades.(Image credit: Majdi Mohammed)

The group has already lined up more than a half-dozen shows for early next year. Continue reading…

Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and memory in teens.

The Mines Advisory Group has been removing landmines for more than three decades. This year, it received the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, a prestigious award with a $3 million prize.(Image credit: Sean Sutton)

But as he told UCR, he's had plenty of great experiences and loves the process of "working with your heroes." Continue reading…